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The 1979 International League season was the 94th in the league's history, and ended with the Columbus Clippers winning their first Governors' Cup.
Final standings[edit]
Playoff teams in bold.
Playoffs[edit]
First Round[edit]
Columbus vs. Tidewater
|
Date |
Away |
Home
|
September 2 |
Tidewater 4 |
Columbus 3
|
September 3 |
Tidewater 5 |
Columbus 13
|
September 4 |
Columbus 7 |
Tidewater 4
|
|
14 innings
|
September 5 |
Columbus 3 |
Tidewater 2
|
Columbus wins series 3-1
|
|
Syracuse vs. Richmond
|
Date |
Away |
Home
|
September 2 |
Richmond 0 |
Syracuse 1
|
September 4 |
Richmond 2 |
Syracuse 1
|
September 5 |
Syracuse 1 |
Richmond 2
|
September 6 |
Syracuse 6 |
Richmond 5
|
|
10 innings
|
September 7 |
Syracuse 3 |
Richmond 0
|
Syracuse wins series 3-2
|
|
Governor's Cup Finals[edit]
Columbus vs. Syracuse
|
Date |
Away |
Home
|
September 8 |
Syracuse 1 |
Columbus 2
|
September 9 |
Syracuse 3 |
Columbus 4
|
|
11 innings
|
September 10 |
Columbus 4 |
Syracuse 5
|
|
13 innings
|
September 11 |
Columbus 1 |
Syracuse 6
|
September 12 |
Columbus 3 |
Syracuse 5
|
September 14 |
Syracuse 2 |
Columbus 5
|
September 15 |
Syracuse 3 |
Columbus 4
|
|
12 innings
|
Columbus wins series 4-3
|
|
League Leaders[edit]
Batting[edit]
- Batting Average Garry Hancock, Pawtucket, .325
- Runs Scored Dave Stapleton, Pawtucket, 88
- Hits Stapleton, 169
- Doubles Stapleton, 33
- Triples Eddie Miller, Richmond, 11
- Home Runs Sam Bowen, Pawtucket, 28
- Runs Batted In Bowen; Jerry Keller, Richmond, 75
- Stolen Bases Miller, 76
Pitching[edit]
- Wins Bob Kammeyer, Columbus, 16
- Earned Run Average Scott Holman, Tidewater, 1.99
- Complete Games Tommy Boggs, Richmond, 14
- Shutouts Holman, 4
- Strikeouts Boggs, 138
- Saves Rich Anderson, Columbus, 21
All-Star Team[edit]
- First Base Tom Chism, Rochester
- Second Base Roger Holt, Columbus
- Shortstop Glenn Hoffman, Pawtucket
- Third Base Dave Stapleton, Pawtucket
- Outfield Bobby Brown, Columbus; Sam Bowen, Pawtucket; Mookie Wilson, Tidewater
- Catcher Brad Gulden, Columbus
- Designated Hitter Dave Koza, Pawtucket
- Pitcher Rich Anderson, Columbus; Tommy Boggs, Richmond
- Manager Vern Benson, Syracuse
References[edit]
Brian Bennett, On A Silver Diamond: The Story Of Rochester Community Baseball from 1956-1996. Triphammer Publishing, 1997.
The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball. W. Lloyd Johnson and Miles Wolff, editors. Baseball America, 1993.
1980 Baseball Guide
External Links[edit]
1979 Rochester Red Wings review – On A Silver Diamond
1979 IL - The Baseball Cube
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